Francene Cosman Explained

Francene Cosman
Order:1st
Mayor of Bedford
Term Start:1979
Term End:1982
Successor:Keith A. Roberts
Office2:MLA for Bedford-Fall River
Term Start2:1993
Term End2:1999
Predecessor2:new riding
Successor2:Peter G. Christie
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:14 January 1941
Birth Place:Windsor, Ontario

Francene Jen Cosman (born January 14, 1941) is a former nurse, businessperson and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. She represented Bedford-Fall River in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member.[1]

Cosman was born in 1941 at Windsor, Ontario[2] and received her R.N. from Saint John General Hospital in New Brunswick and continued her studies at the Margaret Hague school in Jersey City, New Jersey. Cosman served as a member of the municipal council for Halifax County from 1976 to 1979[3] and was mayor of Bedford, Nova Scotia from 1979 to 1982.[4] She was president of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council Status of Women from 1982 to 1986.[5]

Cosman entered provincial politics in 1993, defeating Progressive Conservative Peter J. Kelly by 393 votes in the Bedford-Fall River riding.[6] [7] A backbench member of the John Savage government, she served as Deputy Speaker.[8] When Russell MacLellan took over as premier in July 1997, he appointed Cosman to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Community Services.[5] [9] Cosman was re-elected in the 1998 election, defeating Progressive Conservative Peter G. Christie by 313 votes.[10] [11] She retained the community services portfolio in a post-election cabinet shuffle,[12] but was given an additional role in cabinet as Minister of Human Resources when MacLellan shuffled his cabinet in December 1998.[13] Cosman did not reoffer in the 1999 election.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Bedford-Fall River. Nova Scotia Legislative Library. 2015-06-04. August 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064742/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/bedford. dead.
  2. Web site: Francene Cosman fonds. Nova Scotia Archives. 2015-06-04.
  3. Web site: Halifax County elected officials. Halifax Regional Municipality. 2015-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416013430/https://www.halifax.ca/archives/MayorsAndCouncillors/documents/CountyElectedOfficials.pdf#. 2015-04-16. dead.
  4. Web site: Town of Bedford elected officials. Halifax Regional Municipality. 2015-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414022146/https://www.halifax.ca/archives/MayorsAndCouncillors/documents/BedfordElectedOfficials.pdf#. 2015-04-14. dead.
  5. Web site: Four fresh horses. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. 2015-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204072027/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719101.html. February 4, 1998.
  6. Web site: Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1993 . Elections Nova Scotia . 39 . 2015-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070337/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf . 2014-10-06 .
  7. Web site: Female representation increases, but not by much. The Chronicle Herald. May 26, 1993. 2015-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20001007113627/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1993%2F05%2F26+106.raw+PE93Elect. October 7, 2000. dead.
  8. Web site: Premier MacLellan, new cabinet sworn in. Government of Nova Scotia. July 18, 1997. 2015-06-04.
  9. Web site: MacLellan makeover. The Chronicle Herald. July 19, 1997. 2015-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/19980204071951/http://www.herald.ns.ca/specialevents/libleader/stories/970719100.html. February 4, 1998.
  10. Web site: Election Returns, 1998 (Bedford-Fall River). Elections Nova Scotia. 2015-06-04.
  11. Web site: Grit veterans swept away by 'orange tide'. The Chronicle Herald. March 25, 1998 . January 24, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124010502/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F03%2F25+270.raw+PE98Mar25+2. dead.
  12. Web site: A cabinet with four legs. The Chronicle Herald. April 9, 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050123224339/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1998%2F04%2F09+214.raw+PE98Apr9+2. January 23, 2005. dead.
  13. Web site: Premier MacLellan shuffles cabinet. Government of Nova Scotia. December 11, 1998. June 4, 2015.
  14. Web site: Cosman opts not to reoffer. The Chronicle Herald. June 22, 1999 . January 24, 2005. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050124085442/http://www.herald.ns.ca/cgi-bin/home/displaypackstory?1999%2F06%2F22+202.raw+PE99Jun22+2 .

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